Nepal made history in Sharjah on Monday by defeating West Indies by 90 runs in the second T20 International to seal the series 2-0.
This marked Nepal’s first bilateral series victory against a Test-playing nation.
Batting first, Nepal posted 173 for 6 in their 20 overs. Aasif Sheikh anchored the innings with an unbeaten 68 runs off eight fours and two sixes. Sundeep Jora added a quickfire 63, hitting three fours and five sixes.
For West Indies, Akeal Hosein and Kyle Mayers picked up two wickets each.
In reply, West Indies faltered and were bowled out for just 83 runs in the 18th over. Jason Holder top-scored with 21 runs but found little support from the rest of the batting order.
Under captain Rohit Paudel, Nepal had already secured their first T20I win against a full-member nation in the opening match of the series. Their only previous win against a future Test side came in 2014 when they beat Afghanistan, who were still an associate member at the time.
The series win carries extra weight as it was Nepal’s first multi-match series against a Test-playing nation. Nepal had prepared for the challenge by participating in the Top End T20 Series in Australia, where they played against Bangladesh A, Pakistan Shaheens and several Australian club sides.